STREET BEAT

• As part of the City of Tallahassee Sidewalk Rehabilitation Project, Sandco, Inc. will close College Avenue between Bronough and Duval Streets on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• Call Street will be closed between Franklin Boulevard and Meridian Street for approximately two weeks. The closure will begin at 7 a.m., on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, and will continue until 5 p.m., Monday, April 30, 2012. The road closure is needed for the installation of a sanitary sewer line. All residences and businesses will have access to their property for the duration of the closure.

n Shelfer Roadbetween Crossway Road and Capital Circle S.E. will be closed until 5 p.m. April 30. The road closure is needed to replace a 42-inch sanitary force main valve. Eastbound traffic on Capital Circle S.E. will be detoured north on Woodville Highway, then west on Crossway Road. Westbound traffic on Capital Circle S.E. will be detoured north on Crawfordville Road, then east on Crossway Road to Shelfer Road. Southbound traffic on Shelfer Road will either detour east or west on Woodville Highway or Crawfordville Road to Capital Circle S.E.

n Lafayette Streetbetween Suwannee Street and the CSX Railroad overpass will be closed through June 15. The road closure is part of the Cascades Park construction project and is needed to reconstruct the roadway, replace the storm sewer, and upgrade the sidewalk. Traffic will be detoured at the intersections of Myers Park Drive/Lafayette Street and Lafayette Street/Suwannee Street.

n Construction continues on the Fifth Avenue Plaza Beautification Project. The project will extend from Thomasville Road to North Gadsden Street. The primary intent of this project is to enhance Fifth Avenue by providing some drainage improvements and overall beautification to create a multi-use plaza. Work is proceeding west from North Gadsden Street toward Thomasville Road. Weather permitting, work is expected to be completed by early summer. Construction will normally occur from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, with limited weekend work. A total road closure will be in effect during the majority of the construction period. Access will only be provided to Fifth Avenue residents.

n The wide sidewalks, landscaping and road changes that have transformed Gaines Street will be expanded as construction on the second phase has begun. Gaines Street again becomes a one-way westbound roadway in the new construction area from South Macomb Street to Woodward Avenue. Eastbound traffic will be detoured at Woodward Avenue north to St. Augustine Street, which is an existing eastbound-only corridor. Signage will be in place to assist motorists with the new traffic pattern. A map of the new traffic pattern is available on Talgov.com/Gaines.

n Northbound traffic lanes onFranklin Boulevard are being temporarily converted to a two-way roadway from East Tennessee Street to Jefferson Street. Southbound Franklin Boulevard will be closed to accommodate the relocation and replacement of overhead utilities, sanitary sewer and gas lines. This work is part of the Franklin Boulevard Flood Relief Project. The closure of southbound lanes and the northbound lanes conversion to two-way traffic will continue through mid-April. After this time there will be closures of the entire roadway until the anticipated completion in August. Motorists travelling east on Tennessee Street will not be able to turn right onto Franklin Boulevard during this construction period. Detour routes will be clearly posted, as well as "Local Traffic Only" signs for access.